2004 Grants Awarded
Women's Health | People with Disabilities | OtherWomen's Health
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Family Health Council For replication of the Allegheny County Teen Advisory Council in Fayette County |
$32,000 |
| Girl Scouts - Trillium Council Partial underwriting of the presentation, "Feeling Safe: What Girls Say," a Girl Scout Research Institute study examining girls' safety |
$675 |
| Human Services Center Corporation For purchase of a portable osteoporosis screening machine for the Working Group on Health of the Mon Valley Providers Council |
$12,870 |
| Magee-Womens Health Foundation The 'Burgh's Biggest Birthday Bash!, celebrating the generations of people who were born at Magee-Womens Hospital |
$750 |
| National Council of Jewish Women 2004 Race for the Cure |
$3,000 |
| Pittsburgh Action Against Rape To develop community-based information, education and counseling programs in neighborhoods with high concentrations of minority women |
$89,860 |
| Shadyside Hospital Foundation Support for an established teen pregnancy prevention initiative, Promoting Adolescent Development Through Sexuality Education, at Reizenstein Middle School |
$50,000 |
| Sojourner House Capital support for Sojourner House MOMS (Motivation, Opportunities, Mentoring, Spirituality) Program, providing permanent, supportive housing for mothers recovering from substance abuse addiction and their children |
$40,000 |
| The Washington Hospital Foundation For evaluation and expansion of ECHO (Educating Children for Healthy Outcomes), an intensive one-on-one early intervention program that reaches out to younger children who may be at risk for early childbearing |
$25,000 |
| Urban League of Pittsburgh Administrative support for a health advocate to raise awareness and promote improved health services for African American women, particularly in the communities of Duquesne and Northview Heights |
$72,000 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Carnegie Institute To support the dance presentation of Bill Shannon,"CrutchMaster," at the 2004 Three Rivers Arts Festival |
$5,000 |
| Center for Hearing & Deaf Services For promotional materials to make hearing loss awareness, prevention and treatment a higher priority community issue-a component of the Campaign to Promote Hearing Healthcare |
$40,000 |
| The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America To reconstruct the Apraxia-Kids.org website into a revenue-producing asset, enabling more effective education and support for families |
$25,000 |
| The Children's Institute 2004 Phyllis Reymer Totten Fund Award |
$2,500 |
| Consumer Health Coalition For ongoing development of a consumer-led initiative focused on disability policy change, with the goal of promoting high quality and comprehensive health insurance coverage and other services, particularly during life transitions |
$98,100 |
| DePaul Institute To underwrite renovation of a Speech Therapy Classroom - a component of the Capital Campaign to renovate the school's facilities |
$35,000 |
| Disability Funders Network 2004 Institutional Dues |
$1,000 |
| The Early Learning Institute To purchase a new donor software package to increase the Institute's capability to raise and manage funds |
$10,105 |
| Every Child, Inc. For the "Healthy Infants for Teens and Women with Disabilities" Program, providing pre-natal, post-natal and doula support to pregnant women with physical and sensory disabilities |
$40,709 |
| Family Services of Western PA To establish a cost-effective document-shredding service that resolves some of the security needs of local businesses and provides opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to learn independent employment skills |
$26,250 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute To create a video and manual to help students with disabilities, educators and parents develop an electronic portfolio, to increase students' ability to participate in planning their transition from high school |
$9,172 |
| Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Inc. For the Pennsylvania Elks Home Service Program, providing free in-home support and advocacy services to people with disabilities Mary Anderson Sheehan Memorial Grant |
$15,000 |
| Pennsylvania Health Law Project To promote access to prescription drug coverage for southwestern Pennsylvanians with physical and/or sensory disabilities by educating them about the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 |
$70,000 |
| The Children's Institute / Project STAR Support for Camp Success 2004, a free, accessible summer day camp for children with disabilities and their siblings |
$25,000 |
| South Side Local Development Company / Neighborhood Development Ventures, Inc. To support the development of Bausman Street Independent Living, a 12-apartment complex with permanent, affordable housing and access to an array of in-home support services for low-income adults with disabilities |
$50,000 |
| UCP of Pittsburgh For the Building Inclusive Communities Project, providing specialists to help community recreation programs address attitudinal, physical and financial barriers to inclusion of children with disabilities |
$100,000 |
| United Jewish Federation/Jewish Israeli Film Festival For follow-up workshops related to the screening of "The Power of Balance," a documentary film about a group of dancers with and without disabilities who work together to create a unique dance piece |
$1,000 |
| Western Pennsylvania Blind Outdoor Leisure Development 2003 Jefferson Award |
$1,000 |
| Working Women with Disabilities, Inc. Inaugural Awards Dinner |
$1,000 |
Other
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. 2004 Membership Dues |
$1,318 |
| Health Policy Institute For continued operating support for this organization that seeks to enhance health in the Pittsburgh region by improving the policies and other decisions that influence it |
$5,000 |
| The Looking Glass Institute For educating and organizing a critical mass of nonprofit organizations to support the creation of an integrated trust fund that would drive more competitive pricing of healthcare coverage for their employees |
$2,500 |
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Upcoming
Events
Sep 16, 2010
Ability Pittsburgh 2010
Senator John Heinz History Center
One-day conference to assist young adults with disabilities (age 16-21) in planning for the transition to adulthood.
Sep 20, 2010
ATHENA Award Luncheon
Westin Convention Center Hotel
20th Anniversary ATHENA Award Program Luncheon presented by the Allegheny Conference
Sep 22, 2010
POWER of 32 Community Conversation: Engaging the Disability Community in Regional Visioning
1:30 PM
UCP/CLASS Community Centre, 4638 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland)
Sep 24, 2010
YWCA Luncheon with Gloria Steinem
11:00 AM
Sep 30, 2010
Three Rivers Center for Independent Living 30th Anniversary and Disability Pride Dinner
5:30 PM
The Omni William Penn Hotel Grand Ballroom
Oct 06, 2010
ACHIEVA forum on Access to Healthcare for Women with Disabilities
9:00 AM
Oct 08, 2010
Girls Coalition Gender Equity Work Group (OPEM MEETING)
11:30 AM
The Children's Institute, 1405 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15217
If you work with girls and are interested in promoting gender equity, please bring your ideas and a brown bag lunch!
Oct 12, 2010
NCJW Opening Meeting: Improving Economic Self-Sufficiency of Women
5:00 PM
Chatham University
Keynote will be Lisa Maatz, Director of Public Policy and Government Relations for the American Association of University Women.
Oct 14, 2010
Consumer Health Coalition’s AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONFERENCE
Governor's Conference for Women
7:30 AM
David Lawrence Convention Center
Oct 20, 2010
UCP Community Heroes Awards Dinner
5:00 PM
Nov 06, 2010
Women and Girls Foundation, Women in Media event
5:00 PM
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